Collar



Jan. 13, 1942. A. J. LOGAN COLLAR Filed April 1e, 1940 WORNEYQ Patented Jan. i3, 1 942 COLLAR Ashley J. Logan, Waterville, Maine, assigner t0 v C. F. Hathaway Co., Waterville, Maine,a corporation of Maine Application April 16, 1940, ScrialNo. 329,852

(Cl. 2-l32) 4 claims. The present invention relates to improve- -ments in apparel collars and more particularly to stiiening means therefor.

'I'he main object of my invention is to provide a collar either of the detachable type or of the yother hand,V of not adequately stiiening the collar.

Therefore another object of my invention is to provide a collar' having stlening means in which said collar assumes the most favorable resiliency. In obtaining this condition, I. have found that numerous changes had to be made.

For example, in my improved collar, the stiffening member is at an angle to the vertical edge of the collar, an intermediate ply is provided, and other changes are made, as will be set forth in the subsequent description.l

Another object-of my invention is to provide stiiening means for a collar which will in.' no way interfere with the appearance of the front face of the collar.

Another object of' my invention is to prov-ide a collar having pockets formed therein, adapted to receive stiening members, said pockets forming an angle with the vertical edges of the collar.

Another object of my invention is to provide I a collar having pockets formed therein adapted to receive `and hold stiening members, said pockets forming an angle with the vertical edges of said collar and the open end thereof terminating at a point below the fold line of. said collar.

Other objects .of my in the following description and drawing, which illustrate apreferred embodiment thereof, it be# ing understood that the above statement of the objects of my invention is intended generally to explain the same without limiting it in any manner.

tion, partially. broken away, showing my improved collar in turned up position and partially lbroken away.

Fig, 2 is an enlarged sectional view along line 2 2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 1 isa rear view of a shirt in open posiinvention will be set forth inwardly to form the hems 9.

Fig, 3'is a sectional -view along line 3-3 of Fig. l. l

Fig. 4 is an enlarged sectional view along line 4-4 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary front view of the shirt .in open position showing the collar turned up.

Referring to the drawing, B designates the body of. a shirt having attached thereto in the usual manner a collar C. The'collar C consists of a band or inner fold 2 and the top or outer fold 3, the said inner fold or`band 24 being provided with the usual buttonhole I and button 4 at the free ends thereof.

The outer fold 3, with which the present invention is more particularly concerned, consists of a front ply- 5, a rear ply 6, a lining 1 and intermediate plies 8.- The front -and rear plies 5 and 6 and the lining I are formed of pieces of fabric of substantially the same size and shape. The top of reai` ply 6 at each side thereof is bent Positioned between the lining I and rear ply 6 and at the outer ends of the outer fold 3, are the intermediate plies 8, each of said plies extending substantially one quarter the length of the fold.

The plies and the lining are sewn together along their lower andside edges by stitching I0 and the upper edge of said outer fold is sewn together and connected to thetop of the inner fold by the row of stitches II`. It shouldbe noted that therow of stitches II only passes through the middle of the top oi.' rear ply member 6.

Running from the corners of the outer fold 3 and lat an angle to the vertical edges I2 of said fold are the two pair of parallel stitches I3 joining the rear ply 6 and the' intermediate plies 8, thus forming the .diagonal pockets I4. Positioned in said pockets I4 are the resilient stiifening members I5 which run the entire lengthv of `the pocket, the lower ends of said members being shaped so as to coincide with the lower edge of the outer fold. These stiifening members I5 may be made'of anysuitable material such as Celluloid, etc. A

' It should benoted that the intermediate plies 8 terminate at about lthe point where the row of stitches II engages the rear ply B. 'The reason for this is that the presence of too'many plies at the fold line between the inner and outer' folds presents a cumbersome construction.

While I have shown my improvement as applied to one particular shape of collar, it is quite apparent that my novel construction may be ap plied to any shape ofcollar.

In applying my construction I have provided fold of the collar.

a' collar having a stiiening ply. a stiiener receiving pocket having no free uncut edges and thereby requiring no buttonhole trimming, said pocket being at an angle to the side edge of the outer l I have found this construction inexpensive and giving the most satisfactory results.

I have shown a preferred'embodiment of my invention but numerous alterations and omissions may be made without departing from the spirit thereof.

W'hat I claim is:

1..A collar of the character described comprising a band portion and a iront fold, said front fold being formed by a front ply, a lining adjacent said front ply and of the same shape as said front ply, a rear ply of substantially the same shape as the front ply but having the side top parts thereof folding inwardly forming a hem which makes an angle with the top edge of the front ply, a pair of intermediate plies positioned i between the lining and the rear ply at the outer ends of said outer fold, each of said intermediate plies being about one quarter the length of the outer fold, the lower and side edges of said plies and lining being stitched together and a row of stitches passing through the top edges of the band, the lining, the front and intermediate plies and the central part of the top edgel of the rear ply, a pair of parallel rows of stitches between the rear and intermediate plies, said rows of stitches terminating close to` the lower corners of the outer fold and forming a pair of pockets adapted to receive stiffening members.-

2. A collar of the character described comprising a band portion and an outer fold portion, said outer fold portion comprising a front ply, a rear ply and an intermediate ply, the lower and side edges of said plies being stitched together, a row of stitches passing through the band, the front and intermediate plies and the central part of the top edge of the rear ply to leave free the upper end portions of the rear ply, a pair oi parallel rows of stitches between the rear and intermediate plies adjacent each end of the outer fold portion, said rows of stitches terminating close to the lower corners of the outer fold and forming a pair of pockets Yadapted to receive stiiening members.

3. A collar of the character described comprising a band portion and an outer fold portion, said outer fold comprising a front ply, a rear ply and a pair of intermediate plies positioned between the iront and rear plies at the outer ends of said outer fold, each of said intermediate plies extending substantially less than half of the length of the outer fold, the lower and outer side edges of said plies being stitched together and a row of stitches passing through the band, the front and intermediate plies and the central part of the top edge of the rear ply to leave free the upper end portions of the rear ply, and rows of stitches in the end portions of the outer fold through the rear and intermediate plies forming pockets to receive a stiiening member.

4. A collar as claimed in claim 3, in which the parallel rows of stitches in the end portions of the outer fold are disposed at an angle to the side edges of the outer fold, the pockets formed by said parallel rows of stitches being disposed at an angle to the adjacent side edge oi said outer fold.

ASHLEY J. LOGAN. 

